Support Worker SIG

Welcome

The Support Worker Special Interest Group (SIG) is a lively community of Society of Radiographers members that brings together support staff (including imaging and radiotherapy assistants, mammography associates, and radiography assistant practitioners) to share ideas, exchange experiences, and collaboratively develop their profession. 

Aims 

Led by support workforce members like founding chair Sophie Pearce, and supported by the SoR Regional, National and Professional Officers, the SIG aims to:

• Increase the visibility and importance of support staff within the Society of Radiographers
• Develop Member recruitment materials
• Develop resources on the Support Worker and Assistant Practitioner Resource (SWAP) Hub
• Develop and support CPD resources/sessions and grow the SWAP Hub
• Encourage, recruit and support new reps from the Support workforce
• Provide information on issues that affect the Support workforce
• Create a place where Support staff can talk about the issues that affect them and seek support
• Increase membership numbers to build a louder voice and a stronger union    
• Share ideas for enhancing services and improving patient care, and separately, support staff wellbeing

To join, and receive access to the Synapse group, please complete the request form below, or e-mail [email protected] if you have any additional questions.

Facilitators

• Chair: Sophie Pearce 
• Committee Members: TBA 

SoR Staff

Leandre Archer (Head of Industrial Relations) 

Rebecca Austin (Regional Officer) 

Spencer Goodman (Professional Officer; Radiotherapy) 

Sue Johnson (Professional Officer; Clinical Imaging)  

Chris Kennedy (National Officer Scotland)  

Synapse Group

This SIG has a closed Synapse group as a place to share resources and facilitate the discussion. The link below is for those already a member of the SIG.

SWAP Resource Hub

Looking for resources, more information about roles and pathways, or want a page you can share with non-SoR members? Check out the Support Worker and Assistant Practitioner (SWAP) Resource hub.

Request to join the SWSIG:

Please fill in the form below if you would like access to the SWSIG synapse group page.